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Canadian star Mikael Kingsbury continues to push the moguls envelope
TORONTO - Mikael Kingsbury picked up a TV remote control and, like it was an action figure, used it to demonstrate his latest moguls trick, the cork 1440. He lifted the remote...
Mar 12, 2019
English soccer field invasions see players punched, pushed
LONDON - In an alleged moment of malice, a pitch invader punches a player. In an apparent attempt to join goal celebrations, a fan pushes an opposition player. Concerns about security at English socce...
Mar 12, 2019
Liberals must let Wilson-Raybould come back to committee, opposition says
OTTAWA - Opposition MPs say Jody Wilson-Raybould must testify again before the House of Commons justice committee if it is to properly determine whether the Prime Minister's Office acte...
Mar 12, 2019
TV stars and coaches charged in college bribery scheme
BOSTON - Fifty people, including Hollywood stars Felicity Huffman and Lori Loughlin, were charged Tuesday in a scheme in which wealthy parents allegedly bribed college coaches and other insiders to ge...
Mar 12, 2019
Allred: Tape appears to show R. Kelly sexually abusing girls
NEW YORK - A man who said he was cleaning out an old videotape collection found what he thought was a recording of R&B singer R. Kelly in concert, but instead turned out to show a man who appeared...
Mar 12, 2019
TV stars and coaches charged in college bribery scheme
BOSTON - Fifty people, including Hollywood stars Felicity Huffman and Lori Loughlin, were charged Tuesday in a scheme in which wealthy parents allegedly bribed college coaches and other insiders to ge...
Mar 12, 2019
Federaal ethics commissioner Mario Dion goes on extended medical leave
OTTAWA - Federal ethics commissioner Mario Dion is taking a prolonged leave from his job for health reasons. Dion was appointed as the conflict of interest and ethics commissioner a little over a year...
Mar 12, 2019
City hopes for airport upgrade funding from province
The airport runway in North Battleford may see more new upgrades this year if the city is successful in obtaining more funding from the province.The project will involve completing the final work resu...
Mar 12, 2019 North Battleford Mayor
Ryan Bater seen taking a ride in a plane at the local airport last
year. The city plans to complete the main runway upgrades this year if the
province continues its support. (Angela Brown/battlefordsNOW Staff)
Orcas see success at provincials in Moose Jaw
It was a weekend to get the feet wet for young competitors. The Battlefords Orcas Swim Club participated in the A Provincials over the past weekend, taking five swimmers. The team finished nine of 12 ...
Mar 12, 2019 Four of the five swimmers that competed in Moose Jaw over the weekend. (L-R) Jael Basaraba, Rowan Tkatchuk, Hannah Kopp, Eve Harrington, (absent Sienna Sommerfeld) (submitted photo/John Mcleod)
Canadian Bianca Andreescu upsets No. 18 seed to reach quarterfinals
INDIAN WELLS, Calif. - Canadian teenager Bianca Andreescu is off to the quarterfinals at the BNP Paribas Open. The 18-year-old from Mississauga, Ont., improved to 25-3 in the 2019 season with a 7-5,&n...
Mar 12, 2019